Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition Medal
- Maker: S. D. Childs & Company, American
- Culture: American
- Medium: Metal (silver?)
- Dates: 1898
- Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in. (6.4 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm)
- Markings: On reverse, in relief at bottom edge: "S. D. CHILDS & CO. ENGRAVERS. CHICAGO."
- Signature: Unsigned
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor - Accession Number: 50.105.81.2
- Credit Line: Gift of E.A. Meister
- Image: Front, 50.105.81.2_front_CP4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008
- Catalogue Description: Circular medal. Obverse: allegorical female figure seated on bale with corn, rake, and other farming implements at feet and factories, railroad, telegraph wires, and steamships in background; legend in relief: "TRANS-MISSISSIPPI AND INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. / 1898" and "OMAHA / U.S.A." Reverse: Wreath of branches framing blank register for inscription (scratches over blank)
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